The FBI has issued another public alert in regards to tech support scams, one of the oldest methods of extortion seen online.
The Bureau reveals that crooks have come up with all kinds of new social engineering tricks in order to fool users into purchasing tech support they don't need or paying for services they have never received.
These new tricks have led to a surge in complaints at the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), with the agency reporting 3,669 cases that caused victims damages of $2,268,982 only in the first four months of the year.
Tech support scammers posing as government employees
The FBI says that tech support scammers have started cold-calling their victims with claims of working for government agencies, taking advantage of the recent popularity of cyber-espionage news.
The crooks say they're tasked with resolving virus infections and threats from possible foreign countries or terrorist organizations.
